Slip cover



E. GouLD SLIP COVER May 10, 1949.

Patented May 10,Y 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SLIP COVER EstelleGould, Chicago, lll.

Application July 2, 1947, Serial No. 758,585

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in socalled slip covers for usein the ornamental and utility covering of upholstered furniture pieces,i. e., chairs, sofas, etc.

More particularly, the invention has for its desiderata, to provide aunitary stock or made up type of slip cover of simple, economical anddurable construction and design, capable of convenient and satisfactoryinstallation on upn holstered chairs which vary, to some extent, indesign and size; moreover, to permit of smooth and snug arrangement andretention of the cover about and over the exposed surfaces of anequipped chair, irrespective of those seating or similar stresses towhich said chair shall be subjected during its usage.

Additionally, it is an object of the invention to provide a slip coverof the above indicated character, which may be advantageously andsatisfactorily installed on sofas and similar articles of furniture,notwithstanding differences (within a reasonable range) in design andsize of the same.

Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to provide a slip coverconstructed and designed in a manner to afford advantageous andbeneiicial upholstered furniture fit tolerances, and means operable inconjunction therewith, whereby when the cover is snugly and smoothlyengaged over the back, sides, arms, etc., of an article of furniture,such engaged portions will be automatically drawn thereover to maintainsaid engagement, but at the same time, allow adequate self-adjustment orrelative movement between stressed portions of the cover and adjacentportions of the article of furniture without subsequent wrinkling ordisarrangement thereof, or portions thereof.

The foregoing, as well as other objects, advantages and meritoriousteachings of my invention, will be in part obvious and in part pointedout in the following detailed disclosure thereof, when taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, it being understood that theform of the invention presented herein is a precise and what is nowconsidered to be the better mode of embodying its principles, but thatother modifications and changes may be made in speciiic embodimentswithout departing from its essential features.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a rear elevation of a sofa or like article of furniture,having my improved cover installed thereon. and wherein, the sofa backrearward side covering panel-like iiap is fragf f mentally shown in anopen or raised position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary rear elevation of the construction shown inFigure l, but wherein, said sofa back rearward side covering flap-likepanel is in closed and connected position with relation to the sofa andthe slip cover, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical fragmentary section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2, looking in the direction in which the arrows point,showing the positioning of the sofa back rearward side coveringflap-like panel with relation to the sofa back and the manner in whichit is connected to the normally rearward portion of the slip cover.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the invention is particularlyadaptable for installation and use on sofas, as indicated at S, and likefurniture. Said illustrated type, generally, cornprises a cover assemblyincluding hood-like sofa side and arm envelopes 23 and 24, a back innerside panel 25 between said envelopes and extending from the sofa bottomupwardly over the back thereof, the usual sofa front panel (not shown),relatively opposed complementally formed hoodlike sofa back end pieces26 and 21, and a skirt 28, pleated or otherwise treated, for coveringthe lower portion of the sofa.

Portions of the envelopes 23 and 24, the end pieces 26 and 21, and theskirt 28, are extended or lapped about and over the rearward side of thesofa back and have their free ends or marginal portions aligned andcontiguous (see Figure 1).

A sofa back or rearward side covering panel 29 is connected at and alongits upper edge or end to the upper and rearward end of the panel 25 andto adjacent and underlying portions of the pieces 26 and 21. The lengthof the panel 29 is sufficient to cause its opposite end portions tooverlap the inner and rearward portions of the pieces 26 and 21 when ina hanging or pendent position (see Figure 2).

A substantially U-shaped yoke 36, of appropriate depth, formed ofsuitable tape or like material, has the free and upper ends of itsopposed legs connected, as at 3l, to an intermediate (preferably medial)portion of the upper and rearward end of the panel 25 and normally hangsin approximate parallelism to the rearward side of the back of the sofaS (see Figures 1 and 3).

Webbing strips 32, or the like, are arranged adjacent and connected tothe inner sides of the free and rearward'end portions of the pieces 25and 21 and the near upper portions of the envelopes 23 and 2d inparallel relation thereto. Grommets 33 are mounted, in correspondinglyspaced relation, in the strips 32; also, grommets 35i are mounted in theopposite and lower corners of the yoke 3B.

In order that the lower and free portion of the yoke Bil will besecurely though adjustably anchored with relation to the rearward sideof the sofa back, tapes 35, having strip-elastic loops 35 connectedV totheir normally lower ends, are provided. rihe elastic loops are engagedover and about the rear legs La of the sofa S and their tapes 35 areobliquely extended toward the respectively adjacent corners of the yoke3B, whereupon, the tape free end portions are passed through certain ofthe yoke mounted grommets .gli and then tied or otherwise-.secured afterthe tapes and their loops have been suicientiy ten.m sioned, Thus, it isseen that the lower and free end of the yoke 3Q is secured; moreover,that a definite rearward stretching or tensioning ofithe'panel 25 iseffected, whereby the will be tautly and smoothly disposed over theinner side of thebackof the sofa S. At this point, it will'be borne inmind-that the lower end of the panel 25 has-connection W-iththe sofabottom by being tucked between it and adjacent por ions of the sofaback. Furthermore, attention is called to the fact that with stressingof said panel, as when seating or like loads are applied thereto, theelastic loops 3%' of the connecting tapes 35 will permit of`satisfactory auto-adjustment and compensation, and'with discontinuanceof such stresses, will immediately return-the panel to its originalrelative position on the sofa back.

To effect longitudinal stretching or tensioning of the slip cover, i.e., whereby the envelopes and 24, the panel 25S and the hoodlike sofaback end pieces 26 and 27, will besmoothly and tautly engaged overadjacent surfaces of' a covered sofa, laces 3l' are provided. Certain ofthe ends of each of' said laces are engaged inthe lowermost of the stripcarried grommetsY 3.3. andare then passed inwardly of the rearward sideofthe sofa back through the remaining grommets Jill in the oppositecorner portions of the yoke 3D, from whence they are reversed andpassed'and'have their free ends engaged throughP the remainingoruppermost grommets inzthe aforesaidstrips 32. The laces are then tied,asat4 33,' or' otherwise secured after they have -been'pulled sufcientlytaut of tension, to impart the above referredto longitudinal stretchingor tensioning to the ,slip cover assembly members Z3', Z4, 25, 25`and2l..

With connectionof the tapes 35V andv laces in a manner above explained,the panel Bsis then moved to its hanging or pendent position, asindicated in Figures 2 and 3 ofthe drawings. Since the opposite endportions of panel overlie adjacent. portions ofv the slip cover,hereinbefore'described, connection of panel end portions to the latteris preferably effected by separable fastener elements, generallyidentied by the numeral 39. thecompanionate members of which aresuitably arranged on and secured to appropriate,- portionsof said panel28 and the rearward and inwardly directed portions of the envelopes 23andi 24;. andthe sofa back endpiecesfzl and 21; The positioning of theseparableV fasteners 39 on' those parts to be interconnected thereby, issuch as to ensure, with their connection,` disposition of the panel 2tover the rearward side ofthe sofaback in a smooth, unwrinkled andsufficiently' taut' condition.

Shouldiitbe desired, the' number of tapes' 35 and laces 31 and theirdisposition or relativity with respect to the yoke 30, the sofa legs La,and the rearward and inner portions of the slip cover, may be varied,such as conditions or preference may dictate, whereby to provide for themost satisfactory stretching and disposition of the slip cover assemblyon and over an equipped sofa.

The. herein disclosed improved slip. cover may, of course, besatisfactorily constructed from many different characters or types offabrics or materials. Cretonnes, sail-cloth, knitted fabrics, such asJersey cloth, plastic fabrics (rayons and the like), elasticisedfabrics, etc., may be advantageously and eifectually employed. Whereproduction of the slip cover is effected from stretchable or elasticisedmaterials, it is manifest that the side arm envelopes; back, endcovering pieces and panels will have and be retained in snug or closeengagement with the covered surface of an article of furniture,andfurthermore, that they will, because oftheir inherent elastic orauto-adjusting properties, remain free ofk wrinkles and likemalformations and disarrangements.

I claim:

A slip cover for an article of furniture, comprising a cover assemblyincluding opposed article side and arm envelopes, opposed a-rticleback-end covering pieces and afront-back panel between and connectedtothe envelopes and pieces, the free end portions off said envelopes andpieces being extendable inwardly and over portions of the 1ear side ofthe back of the article of furniture and arranged in spaced relation, asubstantially U-shap-ed yoke connected at certain of its ends to anintermediate portion of theupper and rearward end of? said front-back`panel and adapted to normally hangtherefrolm, means for adjustablyconnecting the opposite sidesof said yoke to relatively opposedportionsyof the free end portions ofthe envelopes and pieces, longitudinallyadjustable means connected to other portions of said: yoke anddetachably connectable to relatively opposed xed portions of thelarticle of furniture, a second panel connected at one end to theupperand1rearward endV of said front-back panel, the width ofsaidsecondpanel being suiicient to cover the space between said free endportions of'theenvelopes and' pieces and said U-shaped yoke, andmeansfor detachably connecting portions of' said second panel to adjacentportions of the free end portions of the envelopes and pieces.

2. A slip cover. for an article of furniture, comprising a coverassembly including opposed article sideand arm` envelopes,opposedarticle back-end covering pieces and a front-back panel betweenand connected to the envelopes and pieces, the free end portionsl ofsaid envelopes and pieces being extendable inwardly and over portions ofthe rear side" of the back of the article of furniture andv arranged inspaced-relation, a substantially'rectangular piece connected at itsupper end to an intermediate portion of the' upper and rearward endofisaidfront-back panel adapted to normally hang therefrom, lacesengaging portions of theopposite sidesof said rectangular pieceA` andrelatively opposed portions of adjacent free end portions of theenvelopesV and pieces, the engagement of said'laces with said adjacentfree end portions` of theenvelopes and pieces being'in verticallyfspacedrelation above and below their engagementA with the oppositef sides'` ofsaid rectangular piece; longitudinally adjustable means connected to thelower and opposed corner portions of said rectangular piece anddetachably connectable to relatively opposed Xed portions of the articleof furniture below the lower and opposed corner portions of therectangular piece, a, second panel connected at one end to the upper andrearward end of said iront-back panel, the width of said second panelbeing suicient to 'cover the space between said free end portions of theenvelopes and pieces and said rectangular piece, and means fordetachably connecting portions of said second panel to adjacent portionsof the free end portions of the envelopes and pieces.

ESTELLE GOULD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Lenz Jan. 1, 1946

